Improved bucket-ear



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BUCKET EAR Patented May '7; 1867.

gnitnh HENRY CALLAHAN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOHN REESE, 0F SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 64,484, dated 'flfay 7, 1867,

IMPROVED BUCKET-EAR TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, HENRY GALLAHAN, of Dayton,- in the county of Montgomery, in the State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Bucket-Ear; and I do hereby dechire that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theeccnmpttnying drziwings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in forming bucket-ears'of wire and the manner of attachment to vessels.

To enable others skilled in the art to'make and use my invention, I'will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

' Figure 1 represents a tin bucket having the ears attached.

I Figure 2 represents a section of a sheet-iron vessel, and the manner of attaching the ear.

-A represents a, tin bucket, C the bail, and B the car, which is formed of galvanized or common wire, and soldered beneath the wire of the bucket rim alnd against the side of the bucket. At fig. 2 is represented the ear as attached to :1 sheet-iron vessel. The plate E is cut in itscentre lengthwise, and then passed over the eyeof the ear, turned linlfround, and the ends are formed down together and then riveted to the vessel D. as shown at n at.

What I claim as my invention, anti desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The bucket-ear B, when constructed substantially as described. 4 HENRY CALLAHAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES TURNER,

SMITH DAYISOK. 

